NOT SO INTERESTING
BOOK: THE CATCHER IN THE RYE
AUTHOR: J.D. SALINGER
COUNTRY: US
GENRE: FICTION
PUBLICATION; PENGUIN GROUP
PUBLISH DATE: 1951, JULY 16
The Catcher in the Rye is a 1951 novel by J.D. Salinger. A controversial novel originally published for adults, it has since became popular with adolescent readers for its themes of teenage angst and alienation. It has been translated into almost all the world's major languages. Around 250,000 copies are sold each year with total sales of more than 65 million books. The novel's protagonist Holden Caulfield has become an icon for teenage rebellion. The novel also deals with complex issues of identity, belonging, loss,connection, and alienation.
The Catcher in Rye is a book about a teenager trying to find a way to be true to himself while growing up in a world full of phonies-and a book about post-World War II America burrowing into the "phoniness" of consumerism while trying to pretend that the trauma of the atomic bomb didn't happen. No wonder The Catcher in the Rye ended up as a symbol of alienation and isolation from the war. [www.shmoop.com]
The novel was included on Times 2005 list of the 100 best English language novels written since 1923 and was named by Modern Library and its readers as one of the 100 best English- language novels of the 20th Century. In 2003, it was listed at #15 on the BBC's survey The Big Read.
BANNED FAN FICTION
In 2009, a year before his death, Salinger successfully sued to stop the US publication of a novel that presents Holden Caulfield as an old man. The issue is complicated by the nature of Colting's book, 60 years Later: Coming Through the Rye, which has been compared to fan fiction. Although commonly not authorised by writers, no legal action is usually taken against fan fiction since it is rarely published commercially and thus involves no profit.
CULTURAL INFLUENCE
The Catcher in the Rye has had significant cultural influence, and works inspired by the novel have been said to form their own genre. A Nepali short film Milarepa in Prison burrows some ideas from The Catcher in the Rye as its main protagonist character has been influenced by the character of Holden Caulfield.
CONCLUSION
After finishing the book, I didn't like the novel as its like childish. Although, the book has simple language, the book doesn't have any sense to read. There is no meaning to read the book as it's not worth to read. I was confused for a second that what type of story is it. Although, the novel was known as best seller, the story I didn't find so interesting. Moreover, the words used in the novel is not so good of different culture. Moreover, the ending is not proper ending. There is no much dialogues and much narrative which makes readers bore. Finally, if I have to rate the book it could be 1.5 out of 5.
REFERENCES
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Catcher_in_the_Rye
www.shmoop.com
AUTHOR: J.D. SALINGER
COUNTRY: US
GENRE: FICTION
PUBLICATION; PENGUIN GROUP
PUBLISH DATE: 1951, JULY 16
The Catcher in the Rye is a 1951 novel by J.D. Salinger. A controversial novel originally published for adults, it has since became popular with adolescent readers for its themes of teenage angst and alienation. It has been translated into almost all the world's major languages. Around 250,000 copies are sold each year with total sales of more than 65 million books. The novel's protagonist Holden Caulfield has become an icon for teenage rebellion. The novel also deals with complex issues of identity, belonging, loss,connection, and alienation.
The Catcher in Rye is a book about a teenager trying to find a way to be true to himself while growing up in a world full of phonies-and a book about post-World War II America burrowing into the "phoniness" of consumerism while trying to pretend that the trauma of the atomic bomb didn't happen. No wonder The Catcher in the Rye ended up as a symbol of alienation and isolation from the war. [www.shmoop.com]
The novel was included on Times 2005 list of the 100 best English language novels written since 1923 and was named by Modern Library and its readers as one of the 100 best English- language novels of the 20th Century. In 2003, it was listed at #15 on the BBC's survey The Big Read.
BANNED FAN FICTION
In 2009, a year before his death, Salinger successfully sued to stop the US publication of a novel that presents Holden Caulfield as an old man. The issue is complicated by the nature of Colting's book, 60 years Later: Coming Through the Rye, which has been compared to fan fiction. Although commonly not authorised by writers, no legal action is usually taken against fan fiction since it is rarely published commercially and thus involves no profit.
CULTURAL INFLUENCE
The Catcher in the Rye has had significant cultural influence, and works inspired by the novel have been said to form their own genre. A Nepali short film Milarepa in Prison burrows some ideas from The Catcher in the Rye as its main protagonist character has been influenced by the character of Holden Caulfield.
CONCLUSION
After finishing the book, I didn't like the novel as its like childish. Although, the book has simple language, the book doesn't have any sense to read. There is no meaning to read the book as it's not worth to read. I was confused for a second that what type of story is it. Although, the novel was known as best seller, the story I didn't find so interesting. Moreover, the words used in the novel is not so good of different culture. Moreover, the ending is not proper ending. There is no much dialogues and much narrative which makes readers bore. Finally, if I have to rate the book it could be 1.5 out of 5.
REFERENCES
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Catcher_in_the_Rye
www.shmoop.com
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